Flower Buying Tips
I come from a family of sweet, traditional men. My father gave my mother red roses for Valentine’s. My husband also gravitates toward bouquets of packaged red roses. I would never question that gesture. In fact, I try to encourage that sort of behavior. But a girl can dream, and sometimes when I do, I dream about flowers my husband has curated a little bit. A bouquet of hydrangeas; fat, glorious peonies tied up with twine. A fashion-y bouquet of ombre pink roses maybe. Sunflowers, daisies, anemones, there are so many beautiful options in the flora kingdom and it makes me sad that what many of us experience as a romantic bouquet involves roses flown in from distant lands, a dab of fern and a filigree of baby’s breath wrapped up in green floral paper. With flower-giving, it's often fruitful to think outside the box.